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Orator, conscience, advocate: State lawmakers honor Sylvester Turner with bipartisan accolades in Capitol ceremony
Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat ...
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Texas House Republicans get an earful from the opposition on proposed school voucher program
If passed, the legislation would create a program where parents could use state tax dollars toward sending their kids to ...
As Dustin Burrows settles in as Texas House speaker, will conservatives give him a break?
The new speaker of the 150-member Texas House said, downplays criticism from conservatives and says he's optimistic about the ...
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Casinos and sports betting won’t win approval in Texas House, group of GOP members say
Gambling critics hope the net loss of more than a dozen votes for sports betting — and 10 votes for casinos — will be enough ...
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Who is Texas Rep. Al Green? What to know about the longtime congressman
Texas Rep. Al Green was removed from the House chamber after interrupting President Donald Trump's address to Congress. Green repeatedly shouted "You don't have a mandate" while waving his cane ...
Texas lawmakers want to cut property taxes again. Can they afford it?
Some tax experts caution that leaders might be committing to unsustainable tax cuts — threatening public school funding and ...
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Texas House majority signs new bill restricting use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
A bill filed in the Texas House co-authored by a majority of the chamber is aiming to restrict the use of bathrooms ...
Graphics show how partisan heckling has become part of the State of the Union
Six minutes into President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Texas Rep. Al Green, a Democrat, ...